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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

West Mercia police accused of ‘shaming’ alleged victim of child sexual abuse

Heidi Clutterbuck in a denim shirt
Heidi Clutterbuck’s identity was revealed in error by a West Mercia police detective. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian

A police force that admits negligently breaching the anonymity of an alleged victim of child sexual abuse has been accused of “victim shaming” after citing her subsequent public campaigning as reason for reduced compensation.

The identity of Heidi Clutterbuck, 53, was revealed in error to a witness by a West Mercia police detective in 2015 as the officer carried out an investigation into her claims of being abused by her late brother.

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